Biology:Allotoca goslinei
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| Allotoca goselinei, as seen in Figure A, among other Goodeidae species. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Goodeidae |
| Genus: | Allotoca |
| Species: | A. goslinei
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| Binomial name | |
| Allotoca goslinei M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1987
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Allotoca goslinei, commonly known as the banded allotoca or tiro rayado in Spanish, is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae.[2] First described in 1987,[3] it was once endemic only to the Ameca River basin in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[4] It is now known to be extinct in the wild.[5]
Its specific name honors American ichthyologist William A. Gosline for his research on cyprinodontoid fish.[6]
Morphology
On average, males are 31.9mm long and females are 33.6mm long. It has two rows of conical teeth. A. goslinei differs from others in Allotoca by the number of vertebrae, supraorbital pores, and number of vertical stripes on its side.[3]
Habitat
A. goslinei inhabited small pools that feed into the Ameca River, preferring to reside in still, shallow waters beneath algae and floating plants.[3]
Diet
Their diet likely consists of small arthropods.[2]
Sexual dimorphism
This species is sexually dimorphic in coloring and fin length. Notably males have a longer dorsal fin than females.[3]
Conservation
With only one known population located in a single tributary of the Ameca River, A. goslinei is an evolutionarily significant unit.[5] Though this species was first discovered in 1987,[3] pollution led to population decline by the 1990s and by the 2000s, a more rapid decline took place after the introduction of Xiphophorus helleri.[2][5]
Extinction
This species is now considered extinct in the wild, with the last known wild individuals were observed in 2004. No wild populations or individuals were found in surveys from 2005 and later. Small captive populations exist in Mexico, the United States, and Europe.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Koeck, M. (2019). "Allotoca goslinei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T191696A1998432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191696A1998432.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191696/1998432. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Helmus, Matthew R.; Allen, Lauren B.; Dominguez-Dominguez, Omar; Díaz Pardo, Edmundo; Gesundheit, Pablo; Lyons, John; Silva, Norman Mercado (2009-01-01). "Threatened fishes of the world: Allotoca goslinei Smith and Miller, 1987 (Goodeidae)" (in en). Environmental Biology of Fishes 84 (2): 197–198. doi:10.1007/s10641-008-9406-y. ISSN 1573-5133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-008-9406-y.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Smith, Michael Leonard; Miller, Robert Rush (1987). "Allotoca goslinei, A New Species of Goodeid Fish from Jalisco, Mexico". Copeia 1987 (3): 610–616. doi:10.2307/1445653. ISSN 0045-8511. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1445653.
- ↑ López-López, Eugenia; Paulo-Maya, Joel (June 2001). "Changes in the Fish Assemblages in the Upper Río Ameca, Mexico" (in en). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 16 (2): 179–187. doi:10.1080/02705060.2001.9663803. ISSN 0270-5060. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02705060.2001.9663803.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lyons, John; Piller, Kyle R.; Artigas-Azas, Juan Miguel; Dominguez-Dominguez, Omar; Gesundheit, Pablo; Köck, Michael; Medina-Nava, Martina; Mercado-Silva, Norman et al. (2019-11-04). "Distribution and current conservation status of the Mexican Goodeidae (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontiformes)". ZooKeys (885): 115–158. doi:10.3897/zookeys.885.38152. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 31736620.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families PANTANODONTIDAE, CYPRINODONTIDAE, PROFUNDULIDAE, GOODEIDAE, FUNDULIDAE and FLUVIPHYLACIDAE" (in en-US). 2019-04-26. https://etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes3/.
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